Sentences with phrase «police brass said»

Pressed recently by City Council members to explain the disparity, police brass said they were responding to where they were called..

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Another source said the mayor's office notified police brass of his schedule ahead of time «with the expectation that the subway stations would be free and clear of homeless people.»

Mayor Bill de Blasio and top police brass offered details today on an NYPD retraining initiative that he has repeatedly heralded in the wake of the Eric Garner grand jury decision — but he stopped short of saying the new instruction would have prevented Garner's death.

Both McCaffrey and Gregory said the $ 179,000 salary, eclipsed by many members of the brass and police officers alike, could be an impediment to hiring a new commissioner.

During his first campaign for office in 2001, Suozzi said he would drive himself if elected, but quickly accepted a security detail on advice of police brass.

The grand larceny numbers, police brass here said, stem from an increase in fraud cases, especially the so - called Green Dot MoneyPak Scam.

Public Advocate Letitia James, a Democrat, went so far as to say police brass supported beefing up the department's ranks in private, though they've sided with the mayor in public.

Police sources said top brass made a «centralized decision» about a month ago to ask precinct commanders to visit churches and other houses of worship.

NYPD brass says neighborhood policing is starting to pay dividends across the city with small wins.

He also said there was no evidence of an organized effort by unions or others to discourage police from making arrests or writing summonses, but he has also encouraged NYPD brass to instruct officers to re-engage, reportedly threatening to take away days off and other work benefits.

He said the working group would include a «diverse» number of police brass, who would consult with experts including advocacy groups and defense lawyers.

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